Obituaries

     Jack Dean Krusenstjerna the son of Russell and Bertha (Clampitt) Krusenstjerna, was born on March 16, 1920 in Battle Creek, Iowa. Jack grew up in Odebolt and attended school there until 1936 when the family moved to Sioux City, IA, where he attended Central High School.…

     Eula Marie Belken, the daughter of Orville and Loretta (Bennett) Utley was born November 11, 1944 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she attended Spencer schools.

     Eula married Dale Belken on April 7, 1961 in…

     Scott Leroy Moding, the son of Leslie and Irene (Grawet) Moding, was born on February 5, 1964, in Sioux City, Iowa. He grew up attending and graduating from Spencer High School in Spencer, Iowa in 1983. He was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran. After high…

Ardyce Colleen (Tuschoff) Stevenson 91, of Spencer, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday August 10^th, 2019. She had resided for the past 2 years at Northshire Nursing Home in Spencer.

     Ardyce was born July 10^th, 1928 near Moneta, Iowa to Jens…

     Roger Henry Kruse, the son of Alvin and Clara (Berg) Kruse was born August 11, 1932, in rural Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Royal area where he attended school and graduated from Royal High School in 1951.  He attended Dana College in Blair, NE…

Cleone Faye (Klett) Farquhar, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Hakeman) Klett, was born September 20, 1922 on a farm near Lake Park, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent on the farm, where she attended country school and later graduated from Everly High School in 1940.  After high…

     Donald Duane Paulsen, the son of John Carl and Matilda Alvina (Wede) was born on July 26, 1928, in Lone Tree Township, Clay County, IA. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Moneta, IA. He attended school in Moneta and graduated from Moneta High…

     Virgil Eugene Schmeling, the son of Arthur and Rosa (Rambath) Schmeling was born May 30, 1931 near Cylinder, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Terril, IA area, where he attended school, and graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1947.

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      Beverly Carol Kenobbie, the daughter of Wesley and Margaret (Porter) Bryan, was born January 7, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa.  She received her (1st - 12th grade) education at Greenville-Rossie Consolidated School.

 In her younger years, Bev was involved in 4-H,…

Thomas J. Triplett, the son of James Eugene and Inez Burdeen (Haye) Triplett, was born June 16, 1934 in Primghar, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in rural Sutherland, where he attended Waterman #1 Country School and finished his education at Sutherland Consolidated High School. After his…

     Thomas Charles Steinkamp, the son of Edward and Marjorie (Wittrock) Steinkamp, was born May 24, 1955, in Carroll, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Wall Lake, Iowa. He received his education, graduating from Wall Lake High School.…

The family has set up a memorial fund in his name and would appreciate

 donating to the fund instead of flowers.

Emmet Eugene Doyle, the son of Joseph and Ann (Mahan) Doyle, was born June 23, 1945, in Ayrshire, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Ayrshire where he received his…

Darrell Eugene Woods, the son of Dale and Esther (Angle) Woods, was born May 8, 1941, in Britt, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Britt, France, and Germany where he received his education.  His family moved to America and settled in Spencer, Iowa, in…

     Elyjah James Nehman, the infant son of Rhys Nehman and Rebecca Updike passed away on Thursday, July 25 at the Spencer Hospital. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandmother, Glenda Updike, and great-grandfather, Robert Tesch; paternal great-grandfather, Dennis…

      Leola “Lee” Eleanor Tucker, the daughter of Delor and Mable (DeMars) Franker was born July 4, 1922, in Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Moneta, Iowa, area where she attended school.

      Lee lived in Los…

    Julie Marie Benson, the beloved daughter of Jerry and Gina (Bates) Huber, was born November 11, 1981 in Spencer, IA. Julie had a joyous personality, infectious laugh, and a perpetual inner light that shone forth for all to see. Her love of learning and science was her motivation to…

     Known to many and loved by most also known as Daddy to me and Papa to my Babes will be missed more than words will ever describe.

     Christopher was born in Mason City Iowa to Jan and Aug Gehler on March 24 1961 where he attended school until his early…

    Craig Irvin Woodall, the son of Chris and Wanda (Snow) Woodall, was born on January 27, 1956, in Spencer, Iowa. He grew up attending and graduating from Clay Central in Royal, Iowa. He was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed. After…

     Timothy Scott NIchols born March 21, 1953 in Fort Dodge, Iowa died peacefully with family by his side in his home on July 21, 2019 after a short battle with cancer.  Left to cherish his memory, loving wife of 47 years, Claudia (Pfeiffer) Nichols, Brother David (Holly)…

  Blair Bailey, the son of Frank and Blanche (Franker) Bailey was born September 14, 1951 in Cherokee, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Peterson where he received his education graduating from Sioux Valley High School in 1971.

     He “studied…

Formerly of Peterson 

    Mary Alice Plagman, the daughter of Peter and Etta (Thomas) Raveling, was born on March 7, 1926 on the family farm in Clay County, Iowa. She was raised and attended country schools near Peterson. She then went to Peterson High School graduating in 1943.…

 The family would like to ask those attending the service to wear colorful, casual clothing instead of black.

    Gary Lee Jungjohan, the son of Clarence and Ida (Hass) Jungjohan was born February 15, 1941, in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Sutherland, Iowa, area where he attended country schools and graduated from Sutherland High School.

    Gary started…

Dale William Adolf, the son of Walter and Celestia Mesch Adolf, was born June 1, 1931 in Rural Hartley, IA.  He received his early education in country schools in Osceola County, IA.  Following his schooling, Dale entered the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War, he was honorably…

Frank C. Parks, the son of Guy and Mildred Flipsey Parks was born September 10, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa.  Frank received his early education at the Rossie School.

     Frank married Bernice Marsh on December 27, 1949 in Spencer, Iowa.  They have celebrated 69½…

Marjorie Ann Lorenzen, the daughter of Herman and Lillie (Spiegel) Helmers, was born in Sibley, Iowa, on March 20, 1934. She was raised and received her early education in Sibley, and then moved to Spencer in 1946 where she finished her education and graduated from Spencer High School in 1946.
On…

Larry LeRoy Larson, the son of LeRoy Myles and Barbara Josephine (Fank) Larson, was born August 14, 1942, in Estherville, Iowa. He received his early education in Dolliver, and his graduating class was the last one to graduate from there. He loved sports and was a good basketball player. After…

      Bertha “Betty” Thomas, the daughter of Albert Guy and Lela Agnes (Ross) Lindley, was born November 10, 1924, in Orin, Wyoming.  Her childhood years were spent in Conway, Iowa, and she received her early education…

     Brady Jo Hare was born in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, to Helen (Radtke) and Don Anderson on June 27, 1950. Brady attended school in Walnut Grove early in her childhood until graduating from Walnut Grove high school in 1968. As a child, she was given the honor of owning the small…

Larry was born to Elmer and Rowena Eckard on January 10th, 1937.  His childhood years were spent in Milford, Iowa, where he received his education from Milford High School.  While at Milford he was involved in every athletic activity possible and dabbled in school plays (who knew). …

      James LeRoy Olson, the son of Donald and Winifred Olson was born June 29, 1932, in Jackson County, Minnesota.

      He graduated from the Royal High School in 1951. During his high school years, he worked for area farmers, drove school bus,…

Colleen Ann Hermstad, age 85 of Spencer, Iowa formerly of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died on Tuesday June 25, 2019 at her home.

Private family burial services will be held at a later date in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.

Colleen Ann Hermstad, the daughter of Leland and Thelma (Banks)…

     Dawn Marie Tripp, the daughter of Albert and Pamela (Taylor) Tripp was born May 10, 1963 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she attended school.

     Dawn enjoyed playing card games, watching soap operas, and being…

     Merlyn John Fell, the son of John and Viola (Schoelerman) Fell was born September 21, 1933 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area, where he attended school and graduated from Everly High School in 1951.

     Merlyn…

     Lori Lee Cam, the daughter of Larry and Ardis (Volkert) Buck, was born July 3, 1960 in Storm Lake, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Storm Lake, where she received her education.  Her family later moved to Spencer, where she continued her education,…